Successful recalls throughout history, part I

Maybilly RFP erect, David H not so much so

14 years ago, Estes Park witnessed the successful recall of a trustee, largely because of a town board member not making it known during his campaign that he was a non-believer. 

The recall petition was submitted to the town board in December 2004 for this town board member elected in April 2002 (a policy of standing for the Pledge of Allegiance had been implemented in May 2004, which the trustee refused to stand for - see March 1996 and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf for some context), with a special election tentatively scheduled for February 2005. 

Legal wrangling delayed the actual recall election until March 22, 2005.  This timeline is important, because if the current recall group gathers enough signatures (hmmm?), it may be late April 2019 before they get them to the board, and late June at the earliest before a special election can be scheduled. 

A $20,000 special election in late June or early July seems silly, since the next town board election will be held the first week of April 2020, with candidate registration and campaigning beginning two months prior to this.  Other municipalities put six month constraints on when recalls can be organized, meaning no recall during an office holder's first six months in office, and no recall during an office holder's last (potentially) six months in office.  Estes Park really ought to look into this.   

In the "How's This For Revisionist History?" department, the deposed King David then penned a book, and lied about his past.

David also served thirteen [sic] years as a sometimes appreciated town trustee?